Leaving Care Service

We are dedicated to all our looked after young people and
care leavers and we believe they deserve the very best that we, and
our partners, can provide for them.

The Leaving Care service works with young people from ages 16 to
25. To access this support a young person must have been looked
after for 13 weeks or more after their 14th birthday up to the age
of 18.

We want to help young people make a smooth transition into young
adulthood and independent living, so we provide a range of
support depending on a young person's assessed individual
needs.

This support can include:

finding the right type of education

securing employment or training

managing relationships

living successfully on their own

and other suitable needs

We also keep in contact with young people on a regular basis and
help them secure the right type of accommodation according to their
needs. We have signed up to the National Care Leavers Charter and
we are developing our own local offer to make sure
that it reflects our ambition for supporting the best future
for our care leavers.